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chris christie, yeah that's why i'm wearing my chris christie fleece this morning. what do you say, everybody? great to see you. trick or treat, it is halloween, october 31st, the "full court press" coming live from our nation's capitol and inviting you to join us any way you can at 866-55-press. give us a call follow us on twitter @bpshow. we have a very special guest in studio, stopped buy, he is going to new jersey later in the day, but stopped by here on his way to andrews air force base -- >> wow what an honor. >> bill, good to see you. >> bill: how are you and chris christie getting along? >> we're getting along famously. >> bill: all right, very good. >> hey happy halloween! >> i got that mask at target. >> bill: you did, woe? >> yeah, we noticed it needs to be a little grayer. >> bill: yeah, you brought this a couple of years ago. >> yeah, it is historically inaccurate. >> bill: it is pretty good. thanks for getting into the spirit of the program here. i was waiting for the rest of the team to dress up today. >> sorry. >> dan dressed as a national's disgrunt
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governor chris christie calls the devastation unthinkable. tuesday he tries to comfort one of the many victims. >> very difficult day. i know. we'll rebuild. we're tough. >> we're tough. >> not far away in seaside heights an incredible site here. that's a roller coaster partially submerged in the ocean. we're going to have more on that in a moment. >>> first, in new york city the subway system remains crippled after heavy flooding caused what officials say the worst damage in its 108 year history. no one knows when it will be up and running again. >>> let's go back to new jersey. there were countless rescues there and for some the realization that they were no match for mother nature. >> terrible. it was awful. it was the worst thing i ever saw. the waters came down like crazy. we were sorry we stayed. >> well, let's go live now to kathryn craig. she's from our new york station, wnbc. she is down in lower manhattan. kathryn, thank you for joining us. it's a ghost town. it's incredibly eerie. can you describe it for us? >> reporter: people cal
governor chris christie calls the devastation unthinkable. tuesday he tries to comfort one of the many victims. >> very difficult day. i know. we'll rebuild. we're tough. >> we're tough. >> not far away in seaside heights an incredible site here. that's a roller coaster partially submerged in the ocean. we're going to have more on that in a moment. >>> first, in new york city the subway system remains crippled after heavy flooding caused what officials say the worst...
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i'm sure he had a busy trip when he was with governor chris christie, correct? >> reporter: this is an unusual sight to see, to see president obama traveling around the state with governor chris christie. you have to remember that chris christie is a top surrogate for mitt romney and the keynote speaker at the republican national convention. the president had this message for voters. >> we need to make sure that everybody whose lost a loved one know they're in our thoughts and prayers. we are here for you. we will follow up to make sure you get all the help you need until you rebuild. >> reporter: so far his team has said tomorrow he will be back on the trail and making stops in wisconsin, colorado and also nevada. >> so meanwhile, mitt romney resumes campaigning in the battleground of florida. seems like he's backing off the rhetoric a little bit. >> reporter: he's trying to strike this positive tone as he gets back out there on the campaign trail. today he has three different stops in that battleground of florida. he touched on the deviation along the east coa
i'm sure he had a busy trip when he was with governor chris christie, correct? >> reporter: this is an unusual sight to see, to see president obama traveling around the state with governor chris christie. you have to remember that chris christie is a top surrogate for mitt romney and the keynote speaker at the republican national convention. the president had this message for voters. >> we need to make sure that everybody whose lost a loved one know they're in our thoughts and...
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chris christie is able to put aside political differences in a time of disaster. quite different from now democrats treated president bush after katrina. this from james. fitting it tacks an act of god to finally spotlight romney's weaknesses. thank you for your responses and joining me today. "cnn newsroom" continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >> thank you so much. it's 11:00 on the east coast. 8:00 a.m. on the west coast. recovery is a word you are going to be hearing a lot of in the next few days. the word normalcy, not so much. in the wake of superstorm sandy, normal life is a far off dream for so many millions in the northeast corridor and points west. worst of all, a still growing toll of lives lost. at least 40 in the u.s. one so far in canada. more than 6 million homes and businesses still don't have electricity but that is a big improvement from yesterday. and while floods and surges with some exceptions have gone down, that just makes the devastation all the more apparent. you are looking at point pleasant beach halfway between new york and atlant
chris christie is able to put aside political differences in a time of disaster. quite different from now democrats treated president bush after katrina. this from james. fitting it tacks an act of god to finally spotlight romney's weaknesses. thank you for your responses and joining me today. "cnn newsroom" continues right now with ashleigh banfield. >> thank you so much. it's 11:00 on the east coast. 8:00 a.m. on the west coast. recovery is a word you are going to be hearing a...
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in what would otherwise be an unlikely pairing, president obama and governor chris christie teamed up today putting politics aside and disaster first. >> we are here for you, and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you have rebuilt. >> chris christie, a strong supporter of mitt romney, has continued to stress this is no time for something. >> we would like to argue with each other about other stuff but first, we have to argue about this. >> it was decided a presidential appearance could actually hinder recovery efforts, so hours earlier, the president stopped at fema headquarters in d.c. for a briefing. while away from the damage, in florida, mitt romney also appeared with a heavy hitter -- jeb bush. >> imagine a leader like mitt romney that will restore confidence in this country. i imagine each and every day and that is why i'm campaigning as hard as i can for the guy. >> we come together in times like this, and we want to make sure they have a speedy and quick recovery. >> but the niceties did not last for long on either
in what would otherwise be an unlikely pairing, president obama and governor chris christie teamed up today putting politics aside and disaster first. >> we are here for you, and we will not forget. we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you have rebuilt. >> chris christie, a strong supporter of mitt romney, has continued to stress this is no time for something. >> we would like to argue with each other about other stuff but first, we have...
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one man came out the governor chris christie, and said, i lost everything, but i'm alive. he said he was grateful. to be alive. you know, a great pollute in bullet in terms of human life being destroyed was averteed. it will take months, but with winter approaching we need to moratorium aggressively to make sure that homes get fixed. gerri: congressman, you know, just explain to our viewers, this is gold coast in new jersey, expensive beautiful homes in this area. you know seaside, it is an area that is covetted by so many people, how long do you think i will take to bring it back? are you confident you will get support you need from state, and federal government challenge play a role -- federal government that will play a role. >> there is no doubt governor made it clear he is all in committed. and you know when it comes to the repair, you know congress has passed and i have supported, laws, including our fema legislation that to the best of our ability to tries to make whole. there is going to be needs for more loans for people to get their businesses back up and running
one man came out the governor chris christie, and said, i lost everything, but i'm alive. he said he was grateful. to be alive. you know, a great pollute in bullet in terms of human life being destroyed was averteed. it will take months, but with winter approaching we need to moratorium aggressively to make sure that homes get fixed. gerri: congressman, you know, just explain to our viewers, this is gold coast in new jersey, expensive beautiful homes in this area. you know seaside, it is an...
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president obama toured the devastation with new jersey governor chris christie. even the iconic board walk is in ruined. >> looks like the pier was lifted up by the ocean. >> reporter: with roller coasters swallowed by the ocean. >> something i've never seen in my life. >> reporter: in new york, work continues to remove several feet of water from flooded subway tunnels and mayor michael bloomberg rang the opening bell while much of lower manhattan is still without power. damage from sandy is widespread. families had to be rescued from floodwaters. a search is underway for two brothers, ages two and four who became separated from their
president obama toured the devastation with new jersey governor chris christie. even the iconic board walk is in ruined. >> looks like the pier was lifted up by the ocean. >> reporter: with roller coasters swallowed by the ocean. >> something i've never seen in my life. >> reporter: in new york, work continues to remove several feet of water from flooded subway tunnels and mayor michael bloomberg rang the opening bell while much of lower manhattan is still without power....
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i think chris christie has his own ambitions. he also is governor of a state that is in crisis, and he wants to work with the president of the united states, and he wants to have cooperation and he wants for it to go well. i think i disagree with steve because i think that president obama is not really doing a lot. he's not -- he might be able to meet with people here and there, but he's not able to campaign through these waning days, not able to get his obama supporters out to become obama voters again is a real detriment to his chances of winning. it was always based on the turnout model. mitt romney has been winning over new voters. mitt romney has momentum. that might be on pause right now, but the intensity is on the republican side. people are going to go vote against barack obama for mitt romney even if they don't like mitt romney. the democrats are not feeling that way and if they're out of power and they had to pay to go to a hotel and life is tough comes tuesday, and it's inconvenient, they might not show up, and i don'
i think chris christie has his own ambitions. he also is governor of a state that is in crisis, and he wants to work with the president of the united states, and he wants to have cooperation and he wants for it to go well. i think i disagree with steve because i think that president obama is not really doing a lot. he's not -- he might be able to meet with people here and there, but he's not able to campaign through these waning days, not able to get his obama supporters out to become obama...
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leaning state, a little bipartisan patina might do chris christie some good in 2013. lar larry, back to you. >> i totally agree with what you just said. >>> before sandy, romney was on a roll topping president obama in poll after poll. but in the wake of the devastating superstorm, did sandy stall romney's momentum? here now are keith boykins and robert costa, jonathan colegio. mr. costa, i go to you on the conservative side. i think that barack obama did himself a lot of good. >> barack obama has had a decent week because he's been presidential in handling of this crisis in new jersey and new york. but ha we still see from the romney campaign is he's competitive in pennsylvania. he's competitive in ohio. he's trying harder. did it shake up the narrative, sure, but it's a very close race. >> my pal keith boykins on the other side of the coin. it looks to me like romney has gone behind enemy lines. he's parachuting behind enemy lines in pennsylvania and in michigan and in wisconsin and in iowa. he could be in trouble, keith. >> pennsylvania hasn't voted for a republica
leaning state, a little bipartisan patina might do chris christie some good in 2013. lar larry, back to you. >> i totally agree with what you just said. >>> before sandy, romney was on a roll topping president obama in poll after poll. but in the wake of the devastating superstorm, did sandy stall romney's momentum? here now are keith boykins and robert costa, jonathan colegio. mr. costa, i go to you on the conservative side. i think that barack obama did himself a lot of good....
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governor chris christie calls the devastation unthinkable. tuesday he tried to comfort one of the many victims. >> very difficult day. i know. we'll rebuild. we're tough. >> we're tough. >> not far away in seaside heights an incredible sight here. that's a roller coaster partially submerged in the ocean. we're going to have more on that in a moment. >>> first, in new york city the subway system remains crippled after heavy flooding caused what officials say the worst damage in its 108 year history. no one knows when it will be up and running again. >>> let's go back to new jersey. there were countless rescues there and for some the realization that they were no match for mother nature. >> terrible. it was awful. it was the worst thing i ever saw. the waters came down like crazy. we were sorry we stayed. >>> new jersey appears to have taken the brunt. the weather channel's dave malkoff is live for us in toms river, new jersey. one of the hfof the hardest hit. thanks for being with us. what's it look like this morning? >> good morning. you can
governor chris christie calls the devastation unthinkable. tuesday he tried to comfort one of the many victims. >> very difficult day. i know. we'll rebuild. we're tough. >> we're tough. >> not far away in seaside heights an incredible sight here. that's a roller coaster partially submerged in the ocean. we're going to have more on that in a moment. >>> first, in new york city the subway system remains crippled after heavy flooding caused what officials say the worst...
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but chris christie also wants to advance chris christie. new jersey is a lot for obama -- is a lock for obama. nobody thinks it's going to vote for mitt romney and nowhere in this conversation he said the president has been outstanding. i talked to him three times. he is gushing over his admiration and i'm sure mitt romney would do the same thing. mitt romney is nowhere near mentioned in this whole thing. and so it allows the president to stand next to a republican and evoke bipartisanship and saying that the president rises to the occasion and chris christie looks like a cheerleader. >> cover that state house in trenton years ago. i can tell you if you a republican you better get along with democrats because there are plenty of them. fox 5 political analyst, we thank you. >>> the president gets back into it full swing tomorrow and heads back on the campaign trails for the remainder of the campaign. >> two and a half hours where the polls close at early voting. here is bowie public library. how is it going? >> people are motivated to vote.
but chris christie also wants to advance chris christie. new jersey is a lot for obama -- is a lock for obama. nobody thinks it's going to vote for mitt romney and nowhere in this conversation he said the president has been outstanding. i talked to him three times. he is gushing over his admiration and i'm sure mitt romney would do the same thing. mitt romney is nowhere near mentioned in this whole thing. and so it allows the president to stand next to a republican and evoke bipartisanship and...
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governor chris christie joins me from the state emergency command center. governor, thank you for joining me. i watched these extraordinary scenes over new jersey today. really quite unprecedented. i've never seen anything quite like it. have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? >> no, i haven't. in fact, piers, today i toured the jersey coastline both by helicopter, and i landed in two spots on the jersey shore. and i can tell you that i have never seen devastation like this in my life. not here in new jersey. you see sights like the seaside heights boardwalk, where the program "the jersey shore" is filmed, the boardwalk is gone. it is gone. amusement rides, a roller coaster, a log flume, in the ocean. it's incredible. homes destroyed. it's an awful thing. >> new jersey people are known for their resilience. they're tough people. you yourself are a tough guy and i've seen that many times. but how do you deal with something like this? how do you rally them, how are they reacting on the ground? >> well, listen, today people are devastated and s
governor chris christie joins me from the state emergency command center. governor, thank you for joining me. i watched these extraordinary scenes over new jersey today. really quite unprecedented. i've never seen anything quite like it. have you ever seen anything like this in your lifetime? >> no, i haven't. in fact, piers, today i toured the jersey coastline both by helicopter, and i landed in two spots on the jersey shore. and i can tell you that i have never seen devastation like...
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christie. the white house is hoping the president can return to the campaign trail by tomorrow. >>> up next, we'll have your wednesday morning weather and we'll take you inside that desperate hospital evacuation in new york city in the wake of hurricane sandy. evacuation in new york city in the wake of hurricane sandy. keurig makes brewing a delicious cup of coffee simple. how does it brew such great coffee? well... inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, and if you travel up this mountain, there's this huge coffee grinder. and then the coffee lands in this cup and water rushes through. actually, i just press this button. brew what you love, simply. keurig. cwhen it comes to toilet paper, there's no such thing as too soft. as long as it still gets the job done. i know what i like. i like feeling both clean and pampered. why should i compromise? not only is quilted northern ultra plush® the only bath tissue with plushquilts®, it has the innerlux layer. three levels of softness and
christie. the white house is hoping the president can return to the campaign trail by tomorrow. >>> up next, we'll have your wednesday morning weather and we'll take you inside that desperate hospital evacuation in new york city in the wake of hurricane sandy. evacuation in new york city in the wake of hurricane sandy. keurig makes brewing a delicious cup of coffee simple. how does it brew such great coffee? well... inside the brewer are these green fields of coffee, and if you travel...
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new jersey governor chris christie is promising the area will be rebuilt. he says it won't be the same, though. >>> and further from the east coast, sandy will go down as a massive snowmaker. one ski resort in west virginia reported three feet of mostly heavy, wet snow that was blown by 60-mile-per-hour winds. the weight of the snow was too much for some trees, many of which collapsed across roads, forcing those roads to close. >> the scope is just unbelievable. >>> once again this morning, our broadcast is dedicated to the latest on the storm and its aftermath. >> and so, we begin with abc's mark greenblatt. he's in hard-hit lower manhattan this morning with the latest. good morning to you, mark. >> reporter: good morning to you. and most of the lights here in lower manhattan do remain out. but in a sign that life is at least beginning to get back to normal, in just a couple of hours we expect normal trading to resume on the floor of the new york stock exchange, after a devastating storm. it was another night of no lights and no power for thousands in the
new jersey governor chris christie is promising the area will be rebuilt. he says it won't be the same, though. >>> and further from the east coast, sandy will go down as a massive snowmaker. one ski resort in west virginia reported three feet of mostly heavy, wet snow that was blown by 60-mile-per-hour winds. the weight of the snow was too much for some trees, many of which collapsed across roads, forcing those roads to close. >> the scope is just unbelievable. >>> once...
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he'll be touring with new jersey governor chris christie. governor christie's been one of his harshest critics. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> welcome back, everybody. we're following some breaking news this morning. massive fires have broken out in new jersey in an area that was already hard-hit by sandy. those are live pictures. it's the shore town of mantoloking. police in neighboring area say they are aware of the fire. it's impossible to get to. those who are reporting what they're seeing are s
he'll be touring with new jersey governor chris christie. governor christie's been one of his harshest critics. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was...
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last week chris christie was on the trail attacking president obama. i think that people after this e election, whoever wins, and i believe barack obama will and i actually think this money into the states is a very expensive too much money in the system version of somebody putting an ad up trying to drive press coverage. >> interesting. >> what they're trying to do is drive you guys to a momentum story. >> perry, i want to go back actually to the storm, because i want to play something bill clinton said yesterday and it's something we haven't heard on the campaign trail from either candidate on a specific topic. let me show you and let you hear what president clinton said. >> in the first debate, the try up much of the moderate mitt romney, you know what he did? he ridiculed the president, ridiculed the president, for his efforts to fight global warming in economically beneficial ways. he said, oh, you're going to turn back the seas. and in my part of america we would like it if someone could have done that yesterday. >> perry, it was interesting, gov
last week chris christie was on the trail attacking president obama. i think that people after this e election, whoever wins, and i believe barack obama will and i actually think this money into the states is a very expensive too much money in the system version of somebody putting an ad up trying to drive press coverage. >> interesting. >> what they're trying to do is drive you guys to a momentum story. >> perry, i want to go back actually to the storm, because i want to play...
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governor chris christie, a romney surrogate, will show the president the destruction, while new york mayor michael bloomberg politely declined a visit. this morning the president got a substantial briefing on what's happening and the federal support that's being provided for the recovery. some are calling this a commander in chief moment. but at the very least, this hurricane has complicated a very close presidential race. take a look at the latest national polls of the president obama has just a one-point lead among likely voters. three new swing state polls show the president still in the lead, although with a margin that is shrinking in florida, virginia and ohio. and instead of campaigning, the president went to the red cross in washington, d.c., yesterday. >> this is a tough time for a lot of people. millions of folks all across the eastern seaboard. but america is tougher. and we're tougher because we pull together, we leave nobody behind, we make sure that we respond as a nation and remind ourselves that whenever an american is in need, all of us stand together to make sure th
governor chris christie, a romney surrogate, will show the president the destruction, while new york mayor michael bloomberg politely declined a visit. this morning the president got a substantial briefing on what's happening and the federal support that's being provided for the recovery. some are calling this a commander in chief moment. but at the very least, this hurricane has complicated a very close presidential race. take a look at the latest national polls of the president obama has just...
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so was the new jersey governor chris christie. they have been working in both of their words incredibly close over these past 48 to 72 hours to deal with this crisis as a result of this superstorm sandy. there you see some of the other pictures that have come in showing the continued devastation from sandy. these are the images that the president once again saw as he flew aboard marine one over this area with chris christie. the president praised the new jersey governor as someone who has put his heart and soul into this effort and he's doing whatever he can to make sure the people of new jersey recover from this. and this is new video as well. you can see the destruction. and take a look, this is new video that we're also getting. a live picture we're getting from our affiliate wabc. look at that destruction. look at that home that was literally destroyed as a result of what we saw. we're just beginning to grasp the enormity of this crisis. this is a huge, huge crisis. and with each hour we see the power of this storm, the devast
so was the new jersey governor chris christie. they have been working in both of their words incredibly close over these past 48 to 72 hours to deal with this crisis as a result of this superstorm sandy. there you see some of the other pictures that have come in showing the continued devastation from sandy. these are the images that the president once again saw as he flew aboard marine one over this area with chris christie. the president praised the new jersey governor as someone who has put...
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he was accompanied by new jersey governor chris christie. here they are in a photo just released by the white house within the past hour on marine one. the president said he will help. >> we are here for you and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> the iconic boardwalk and seaside heights, new jersey, is just one of the places the president saw today. it's a landmark made famous by bruce springsteen, mtv and "the sopranos." this is before and after, to give you a sense of what's happened. it's not even all there. you can see the rides including the roller coaster have been washed away sitting in the ocean. michael holmes is just across the bay in toms river, new jersey. you were in seaside heights, you toured it, what did you see? >> reporter: we went right up and down a number of towns there, ocean beach, normandy, and we spent a couple of hours there with the local police chief and i can tell you, it was absolutely extraordinary, the amount of damage that was do
he was accompanied by new jersey governor chris christie. here they are in a photo just released by the white house within the past hour on marine one. the president said he will help. >> we are here for you and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> the iconic boardwalk and seaside heights, new jersey, is just one of the places the president saw today. it's a landmark made famous by bruce springsteen, mtv...
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president obama in new jersey with governor chris christie touring some of the hardest hit areas of the state. is this brigantine, nng? this is certainly new jersey and we want to show you some of the other pictures if we can and take you back to the president and governor christie to get their statements as they spent the day today touring some of the worst and hardest hit areas of jersey. as we wrap up an ugly month meanwhile for wall street, the dow jones industrial average is down better than 3% on the month with the other major indices not faring much better. mandy drury is here with the october losers and a couple winners as well. >> absolutely. here are some great stats dug up by our cnbc crack data team. all three indices are breaking their four-month winning streak, as for the nasdaq 100, quite a lot of ugliness there on track for its worst october since 2008. it was october 2008 when it fell 16%. as for tech and telecom two of the worst performing sector this is month down more than 4%. apple for one is down over 10% for this month, and that is its largest monthly percentage d
president obama in new jersey with governor chris christie touring some of the hardest hit areas of the state. is this brigantine, nng? this is certainly new jersey and we want to show you some of the other pictures if we can and take you back to the president and governor christie to get their statements as they spent the day today touring some of the worst and hardest hit areas of jersey. as we wrap up an ugly month meanwhile for wall street, the dow jones industrial average is down better...
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governor chris christie. he says listen, i call them as i see them. sometimes i'll praise him, sometimes i won't. we'll talk with jen psaki from the obama campaign. that's all ahead at "starting point." >> all right, fantastic. >>> superstorm sandy brought air and ground traffic to a halt. a grinding halt. two of the three major new york airports are reopening but look at laguardia. closed. still. due to flooding. who knows when, if it will open any time soon. cnn's richard quest has the gloomy traffic picture for us. he is live this morning in atlanta. hey, richard. >> good morning to you, from the cnn center. yes, we have the three major airports still closed, new york, jfk, laguardia, and newark. but as you said, better news about putting a bit of a smile, is that new work is actually going to reopen. kennedy not until lunch time. but newark opens in just ten minutes from now. so hat does that mean? well if you look at the latest explorer, you can see these are jetblue planes. most of them are jetblue. that's jetblue from orlando heading up, becaus
governor chris christie. he says listen, i call them as i see them. sometimes i'll praise him, sometimes i won't. we'll talk with jen psaki from the obama campaign. that's all ahead at "starting point." >> all right, fantastic. >>> superstorm sandy brought air and ground traffic to a halt. a grinding halt. two of the three major new york airports are reopening but look at laguardia. closed. still. due to flooding. who knows when, if it will open any time soon. cnn's...
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i watched the press conference with chris christie and the president. let me tell you, is chris christie the governor who was supporting mitt romney or not? , a little confused. >> well, remember that he is running for reelection in 2013 in new jersey, which has not voted for republican for president in over 20 years. so it's good politics for him, and, frankly, so far he is very pleased with of the federal government has been responding to his requests for aid and assistance. 62 percent of new jersey, i lived in new jersey, is without power. that is a lot of angry potential voters if he does not get something done. so i think he is putting policy and his own politics temporarily ahead of mitt romney's. gerri: fascinating to watch, and i could not help but think maybe romney will have some kind of response down the line to governor christie. to you. you said that politicking never really ended. the conventional restaurant is that all politics ceased during the storm. you said, no. >> it didn't really. you had romney having events collecting, donated goo
i watched the press conference with chris christie and the president. let me tell you, is chris christie the governor who was supporting mitt romney or not? , a little confused. >> well, remember that he is running for reelection in 2013 in new jersey, which has not voted for republican for president in over 20 years. so it's good politics for him, and, frankly, so far he is very pleased with of the federal government has been responding to his requests for aid and assistance. 62 percent...
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christie, given what chris christie has said about him during the republican convention, it would have been unbelievable. but we're seeing that right now. both of these men want to be together, they need each other right now. they both have to work together to make sure the people of new jersey and some of the other states like new york and connecticut, they get this job done because this is a real disaster. goes to show you how unpredictable the political world can be. the images that we already have seen today and the images we're about to see of governor christie and president obama walking around together in marine one, flying over the shore line of new jersey together, eyewitnessing this destruction and the disaster, they're going to be very powerful images that i think will have an impact on these final days of this election. and obviously they're going to have an impact on the people f they can get the state level, the federal level on track to do what they have to do, to deal with this crisis, that will be good for the folks and millions of people who are suffering as a result
christie, given what chris christie has said about him during the republican convention, it would have been unbelievable. but we're seeing that right now. both of these men want to be together, they need each other right now. they both have to work together to make sure the people of new jersey and some of the other states like new york and connecticut, they get this job done because this is a real disaster. goes to show you how unpredictable the political world can be. the images that we...
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you have to applaud someone like chris christie who will come out and the man says what he thinks. he said what he thought at an important moment. >> chris christie, running for re-election in 2013, and new jersey is a state with a lot more democrats than republicans, and it's important he project he's a bipartisan compromiser and willing to work with a democratic president and not going to shoot the guy down in something as big of a crisis as this. chris christie, very shrewd, telling the truth and he needs to project he's more than a partisan figure. >> that's an interesting point. let me ask you this, though. during the gop primary debate, fema had come up. front and center and appearing to do fine and getting fine reviews, today, is he going to get rid of fema today he avoided that. here it is. >> governor, would you eliminate fema if you were president? >> i'm sorry, let me make it clear. he said states should be responsible for disaster relief. >> to me, this is very tricky, he did not say there should not be a fema. he was asked about whether -- he suggested states and the p
you have to applaud someone like chris christie who will come out and the man says what he thinks. he said what he thought at an important moment. >> chris christie, running for re-election in 2013, and new jersey is a state with a lot more democrats than republicans, and it's important he project he's a bipartisan compromiser and willing to work with a democratic president and not going to shoot the guy down in something as big of a crisis as this. chris christie, very shrewd, telling...
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he's alongside new jersey governor chris christie. you can see them both together as they make their way toward cameras a bit later on. the president will be making some remarks about some of the damage he's seen on a tour with the governor there. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. >>> a helicopter rescue caught on tape. a new york police department crew pulled five adults and one child from flooded homes in staten island today. they say many people in the area tried to ride out the storm, despite being told to evacuate. streets in that neighborhood are completely flooded. helicopter 23, as it's called, plucked the group from the roof of a house. that helicopter's name after the 23 city police officers killed on 9/11. >>> some of the aftermath of sandy still lingers in new york city. monday afternoon, a crane bent like tinfoil, this morning nbc news reports the crane's owner and operator, pinnacle industries, has been fined for safety concerns at the very site several times before. most recently back in august. one crane ac
he's alongside new jersey governor chris christie. you can see them both together as they make their way toward cameras a bit later on. the president will be making some remarks about some of the damage he's seen on a tour with the governor there. we'll bring that to you live when it happens. >>> a helicopter rescue caught on tape. a new york police department crew pulled five adults and one child from flooded homes in staten island today. they say many people in the area tried to ride...
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he can't do anything certainly for chris christie. going around with mitt romney and his secret service detail through the affected areas of new jersey would actually cause more problems and wouldn't help at all, whereas going around with the president helps him look at the damage really view it for himself. he can get something out of doing that with the president. i think romney unfortunately is the odd man out. >> and here are the words that chris christie can never say again in this campaign. he said this just 11 days ago in virginia. let's listen to this. >> anything in his life, so the president doesn't know how to lead. i mean, watch what he's been like for the past four years. he's like a man wandering around a dark room. hands up against the wall, clutching for the light switch of leadership. and he just can't find it. he won't find it in the next 18 days. >> steve, he's just erased every statement like that that he's made and he made a lot of them over the last couple months. >> yeah. you're seeing, to pick up on joy's point
he can't do anything certainly for chris christie. going around with mitt romney and his secret service detail through the affected areas of new jersey would actually cause more problems and wouldn't help at all, whereas going around with the president helps him look at the damage really view it for himself. he can get something out of doing that with the president. i think romney unfortunately is the odd man out. >> and here are the words that chris christie can never say again in this...
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what do you make of that. >> there has been a lot of conservative criticism of chris christie today. rush said that he agreed to pay the role of greek column for president obama today, referring to that stage set that obama accepted the nomination in denver in 2008 so there has been conservative criticism but on that conference call which just finished which i mentioned, top romney strategists were asked about governor christie and they said, look, he is doing his job. he is running the state of new jersey, and they had a horrific catastrophe and the president is doing his job. they expressed in criticism whatever for anything chris christie has done or anything that president obama has done. >>neil: still you have to wonder, mayor bloomberg turned down an opportunity to tour damaged areas around new york with the president saying it would create more fuss than it was wore, i am paraphrasing. is there anything to that? was it something more sinister that we do not appreciate? >>guest: generally with a big disaster, the president can sometimes stay away for a few days because being th
what do you make of that. >> there has been a lot of conservative criticism of chris christie today. rush said that he agreed to pay the role of greek column for president obama today, referring to that stage set that obama accepted the nomination in denver in 2008 so there has been conservative criticism but on that conference call which just finished which i mentioned, top romney strategists were asked about governor christie and they said, look, he is doing his job. he is running the...
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i have to start with chris christie. who would have imagined that a week out from election day he would be out singing the president's praised in very strong language? we have a clip of that right now. >> the spth all over this and deserves great credit. i appreciate that call from the president. very proactive and i appreciate that type of leadership. the president's been great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. he called me midnight last night. good working with the president. >> so look, i do think he's sincere here and been very emotionally moved after surveying the damage in new jersey but not only is his praise sort of politically good for the president but politically good for chris christie. >> there's no question that it does. chris christie's job to get all the resources possible from the federal government, from anybody who can help to try to repair his devastated state. so yes, it's good for chris christie. but it's good for the president for a couple of reasons. first of all, any time you talk about the
i have to start with chris christie. who would have imagined that a week out from election day he would be out singing the president's praised in very strong language? we have a clip of that right now. >> the spth all over this and deserves great credit. i appreciate that call from the president. very proactive and i appreciate that type of leadership. the president's been great. i spoke to him three times yesterday. he called me midnight last night. good working with the president....
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but chris christie is chris christie. he says it the way he feels it and what have you. i think most people actually see chris christie for what exactly he is doing. he's got the president coming in. they are going to spend the day with him. he's going to praise the president of the united states. why? because the president is going to write the check that's going to take care of new jersey. so of course he's going to praise him. bloomberg can write his own check. i just hope nobody is drinking 16 ounce cokes when it is happening. charles: at this point, believe me, the hotel i'm in, i will drink whatever they have got left pretty soon. later on, though, think about this for a moment. we could actually have an image later in the day, i don't know, i'm not sure what romney is doing, but i think he's back on the campaign trail. you have the split screen. on one side you have the president assessing damage with a republican governor reaching across the aisle. on the other hand you have mitt romney campaigning. which one seems unseenly and which one seems presidential? >> at
but chris christie is chris christie. he says it the way he feels it and what have you. i think most people actually see chris christie for what exactly he is doing. he's got the president coming in. they are going to spend the day with him. he's going to praise the president of the united states. why? because the president is going to write the check that's going to take care of new jersey. so of course he's going to praise him. bloomberg can write his own check. i just hope nobody is drinking...
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new jersey governor chris christie has viewed the damage. listen now to him. >> the pier where the rides where i took my kids this august before the republican convention, where i got in that famous yelling match with the guy with my ice cream cone, these rides are in the atlantic ocean. the roller coaster that all of them rhode on this summer, it almost looks like the pier came out from underneath it and it just fell onto the ocean floor and stayed almost fully constructed. it was an overwhelming afternoon for me emotionally as a kid who was born and raised in this state and who spent a lot of time over my life, both my childhood and my adult life at the jersey shore. we'll rebuild it. no question in my mind we'll rebuild it. but for those of us who are my age it won't be the same. >> reporter: it will never be the same. seaside heights by the way is a barrier island connected by a bridge which is now mostly underwater as are many of the homes in that area, and as the water begins to recede a bit authorities are scrambling to go house to ho
new jersey governor chris christie has viewed the damage. listen now to him. >> the pier where the rides where i took my kids this august before the republican convention, where i got in that famous yelling match with the guy with my ice cream cone, these rides are in the atlantic ocean. the roller coaster that all of them rhode on this summer, it almost looks like the pier came out from underneath it and it just fell onto the ocean floor and stayed almost fully constructed. it was an...
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he will survey damage in new jersey alongside republican governor chris christie. the president needs to show the country that government works and government resources are important. and when a big disaster strikes, you need the federal government to work with state and local government. now is the time for the president to show true leadership and i think he is. according to one republican and romney surrogate, he is. chris christie has praised efforts, but had a little patience for a fox news question about a possible photo op with mitt romney in the days to come. >> we hear that perhaps mr. romney may do some storm-related events. is there any possibility that governor romney may go to new jersey to tour some of the damage with you? >> i have no idea nor am i the least bit concerned or interested. i have 2.4 million people out of power. i have devastation on the shore, floods in the northern part of my state. if you think i give a damn about presidential politics, then you don't know me. >> this storm is a wakeup call to those conservatives who want to leave di
he will survey damage in new jersey alongside republican governor chris christie. the president needs to show the country that government works and government resources are important. and when a big disaster strikes, you need the federal government to work with state and local government. now is the time for the president to show true leadership and i think he is. according to one republican and romney surrogate, he is. chris christie has praised efforts, but had a little patience for a fox...